What is recorded here

Duck Island is a small stony crannog floating seventy metres from the NE shore of Errew Lough, marked by a wide central cairn and timber stakes still visible in the water around its edge. It sits beside a shore rath and a slight causeway, suggesting people crossed the lake intentionally rather than discovering the island by accident. The lake is narrow enough to see across in clear weather, yet the island remains separate, overgrown and quietly occupied by memory.

Located c. 70m from the NE shore of Errew Lough, an oval lake (dims c. 900m NNW-SSE; c. 500m WNW-ESE), which is on the N-S Cloone River, also known in this area as the Lurga River. This is an overgrown circular and stony island (diam. 25m NW-SE; 23m NE-SW; H 1.8m) with a prominent cairn (diam. 14m) which is partly modern at the centre. Many timber stakes are visible in the water around the perimeter and a slight causeway survives on the landward side at NE. The rath (LE036-003----) is on the shore immediately adjacent, c. 120m to the ENE. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 7 January 2020

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